Scar tissue

bev49
bev49 Member Posts: 42
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi sisters,
A few weeks ago I found a lump in my left breast, not to far from where the cancer tumor was removed almost 4 years ago. I was scheduled for a mammo on the other breast, a 6 mo. follow up for a suspicious spot they found earlier. I called the surgeon's office, and they faxed over orders for a mammo on the left breast too, and while I was there, they did the 2 close up mammo's, and showed me the films, where I too saw the big white spot not far from the other scar tissue. I saw my surgeon today for the results, and while the mammo was considered normal, it stated that this was scar tissue, he suggested I have an MRI to make sure. Has anyone ever developed scar tissue so many years after surgery, and if so, did it actually feel like a lump in your breast? I had a calcium cluster removed last year on the right breast, and found very small, round bumps within 3 months, and figured they were scar tissue, which they are. But, to develop scar tissue almost 4 years later just doesn't seem right. I am staying calm, and not allowing myself to draw any wrong conclusions, and am hopeuful that I can count on my sisters to give me an answer. Hope to hear back from you. Thanks so much.
bev49 :O)

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  • Joycelouise
    Joycelouise Member Posts: 482
    #2
    After 10 months I detected a
    After 10 months I detected a "lump" and was told that it was scar tissue from my mas. But I don't have any experience from four years out because it hasn't been that long for me. Just wanted to tell you that I did worry, and it turned out fine. What a relief. May it be nothing but a waste of your doctor's time!!! Love, Joyce
  • cabbott
    cabbott Member Posts: 1,039 Member
    #3
    Round bumps
    It is worth checking out since it appeared so late after surgery. However, the more worrisome lumps that doctors suspect are cancerous are usually rough like a pebble and not uniformly round. Cancer came from the term "crab". The cells invade nearby tissue in a spikey fashion. Non-cancerous tissue grows more uniformly and forms smoother lumps. It is worth checking out just in case but try to stay calm. The MRI will give them more information. I hope the MRI shows that your spot is nothing but scar tissue.
  • bev49
    bev49 Member Posts: 42
    #4
    cabbott said:

    Round bumps
    It is worth checking out since it appeared so late after surgery. However, the more worrisome lumps that doctors suspect are cancerous are usually rough like a pebble and not uniformly round. Cancer came from the term "crab". The cells invade nearby tissue in a spikey fashion. Non-cancerous tissue grows more uniformly and forms smoother lumps. It is worth checking out just in case but try to stay calm. The MRI will give them more information. I hope the MRI shows that your spot is nothing but scar tissue.

    scar tissue
    Thanks for the info. It is so nice to be able to reach out to my sisters for support. My MRI is on Friday, and I should have the results next Wed./Thursday. I was doing fine in the office until the girl scheduling the MRI called it a bilateral mass. That is when my heartrate picked up. You all know what I am saying, and feeling. I will let you know the outcome. Thanks again for being there.
    bev49
  • Jadie
    Jadie Member Posts: 723
    #5
    Scar tissue
    Hi Bev

    I am a 5 yr survivor. I have had scar tissue since my first surgery. I had reconstruction/reduction 1 1/2 years after lumpectomy. I have been watched closely because of so much surgery I have a lot of scar tissue. One particular spot they watch closly. (I cannot feel it) The first digital mamo that I had the spot showed up brighter than the old mamo. I almost freeked out until they told me that things on a digital showed up a lot brighter . They continue to watch it and it has shrunk in size. When they showed me the side view you could tell that it was scattered and not solid. I also have calcium deposits.
    Some were taken out with my last surgery. Some are scattered. My scar is hard and all wierd feeling (from rads and surgery afterwards) so the doctors rely on me to keep notice of any changes.

    I know this is not what you were hoping for, but I hope it helps you in some small way.

    Jadie

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